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Lin Ching Lan is a deaf Taiwanese professional dancer and choreographer who feels the vibrations of music through wooden floors.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The town of Dildo in Newfoundland has an annual festival, Dildo Days, which is led by their mascot, Captain Dildo.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was shocked when Queen Elizabeth II drove him around her estate, since women couldn't drive in his country.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Catholics in Nicaragua, who observe Lent by abstaining from meat, make meals of armadillo or iguana instead.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The record for the most Wimbledon titles is held by Professor Bernard Neal: he was croquet champion 38 times.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Self-driving cars play Grand Theft Auto to learn how to drive better.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 1978, president Macías Nguema changed Equatorial Guinea's national motto to "There is no other God than Macías Nguema".♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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More than four tons of old U.S. paper money is mulched into compost every day.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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‘Kennedy' means ‘ugly head' in Gaelic.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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You can get a Stand-up comedy master's degree at the University of Kent.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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US$1 million will only get you 16 square metres of prime property in Monaco, 22 square metres in Hong Kong, and 25 square metres in New York.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Alexander the Great's army conquered the world while wearing armor made of linen that could stop any arrow made at the time.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Norway's Coat of Arms has a lion depicted, although there are no lions in Norway.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The oldest D20 dice was uncovered in Egypt and dates back around 30 BC.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The two parts to the word “helicopter” are “helico” meaning spiral, and “pter” meaning one with wings, like pterodactyl.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The cuckoo in the world's largest cuckoo clock weighs 330 pounds.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The largest print photograph ever taken was 111 feet (34 m) wide and 32 feet (9.8 m) high.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In Bolivia, llama droppings are used to purify water.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Slovenian-speaking babies learn the number 2 sooner than English-speaking ones.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The term "pipe dream" is a reference to the insane dreams people have when smoking opium.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Eight men own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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MIT sends out college acceptance notices on Pi Day, 3/14.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Before he was a famous musician, Johnny Cash was a military code breaker for the US Air Force.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Even though Froot Loops are different colors, they are all the same flavor.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A 'bobsled' is so named because early racers bobbed their heads back and forth to gain speed (which didn't work).♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The first manager of the first McDonald's franchise was called Ed MacLuckie.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Melania Trump secured a 'genius visa' for 'extraordinary ability' while dating Donald Trump.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Oscar Peyrou is a film critic and President of the Spanish Association of Film Critics but he doesn't watch films. He analyzes them through the poster alone.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Chicago has over 60 coyotes fitted with radio collars roaming the city, eating small rodents, especially rats and voles.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Don Gorske was recognized by the Guinness World Records book in 2016 when he ate his 28,788th Big Mac.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
